Danny Langsdorf Hometown: McMinnville, Ore. High School: McMinnville Last College: Linfield Position: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Updated Jan. 2011

Beavers' Offense Ranked as the Nation's Most Diversified -- Rivals.com

Danny Langsdorf is in his eighth season at Oregon State University in his current capacity as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. This is his 10th year overall in the program, serving two years as a graduate assistant coach for Mike Riley during the 1997 and '98 seasons.

The 40-year-old Langsdorf arrived at OSU for his second tenure after spending three years with the New Orleans Saints and during the 2002 season coached with Riley. Langsdorf spent the last two years as assistant wide receivers/special teams coach for the Saints and in 2002 he was the offensive assistant/quality control coach.

Langsdorf's offenses have produced gaudy numbers with seven of the top 11 OSU season performances in total offense coming under his guidance. According to Rivals.com, OSU had the most diversified offense in the nation in the decade of the 2000s; Langsdorf played a big part in that impressive statistic.

The 2011 season featured freshman-redshirt quarterback Sean Mannion having one of the best years in school history as he earned All-America honors after passing for 3,328 yards, the third most in OSU history, the fourth-most for the season in the Pac-12 Conference and the most in the NCAA by a freshman for the season. The Beavers' passing offense ranked 19^th in the country overall and for the second straight season with a first-year starting quarterback.

In 2010 Langsdorf guided quarterback Ryan Katz through a season that featured OSU playing the most difficult schedule in the nation. Katz finished eighth in the conference for total offense (201.2 yds). Langsdorf also led one of the nation's premier running backs Jacquizz Rodgers to his third 1,000-yard season and to Pac-10 Conference First Team honors.

The 2009 Beavers played the season finale with the Rose Bowl invitation on the line and ended playing in their fourth consecutive bowl game. Three offensive players landed on the first team All-Pac-10 squad, including the first OSU quarterback ever with the accomplishment - Sean Canfield. The brother duo of James and Jacquizz Rodgers also earned Pac-10 First Team honors. OSU led the league for passing offense (270.8 yards p/g), pass efficiency (141.5) and first downs (278), and was in the top three for scoring offense (31.5) and total offense (410.6 pg). The team also led the nation for red zone efficiency at 96 percent.

In 2008 the team finished second in the Pac-10 for pass offense (249 yds p/g), third for total offense (407.1 p/g) and in the top half overall for pass efficiency and scoring. Individually, the unit featured Pac-10 Offensive MVP Jacquizz Rodgers, the first freshman to ever earn the honor, as well as All-American tackle Andy Levitre. A total of six Beavers on offense earned Pac-10 honors, including three on the first team. The Beavers also won yet another bowl game, capturing the Sun Bowl over Pittsburgh.

The 2007 offense overcame a rash of injuries to finish third in the conference for the second consecutive year with a 6-3 mark. The Beavers once again won their bowl game, defeating Maryland in the Emerald Bowl. Tailback Yvenson Bernard finished his illustrious career sixth in the Pac-10 and second all-time at OSU for career rushing yards with 3,862. Bernard and linemen Roy Schuening and Andy Levitre earned Pac-10 All-Conference accolades. Following the season, Langsdorf coached in the Hula Bowl with head coach Mike Riley, defensive coordinator Mark Banker and offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh.

In 2006 the Beaver offense enjoyed a balanced attack led by senior quarterback Matt Moore and an experienced returning cast. Bernard and guard Jeremy Perry earned Pac-10 First Team honors, and another seven Beavers earned second team and honorable mention acclaim. Overall the offense finished in the top half of the conference for scoring, passing, pass efficiency, first downs, red zone offense and time of possession. The team also scored 30-plus points in eight games, including six of the final seven.

In his first year as offensive coordinator in 2005, Oregon State broke the school record for total offense for an 11-game season with 4,609 yards, which included an 11-game record for passing with 3,261 yards. Five offensive players in '05 earned postseason honors, including wide receiver Mike Hass who was the Biletnikoff Award recipient and a first team All-American.

Prior to his stint with the Saints, he was an assistant coach with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Langsdorf was the Eskimos' offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach from 2000-2001 after serving as the wide receivers coach in 1999. His guidance helped Edmonton lead the CFL for total yards in 2001 with 6,606.

Langsdorf began his professional career as a player/coach with the Deggendorf Blackhawks of Germany. His college coaching career started in 1996 at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.

During Lansgsdorf's first two years at Oregon State he worked with the offense, particularly focusing on the tight ends. He was part of the coaching team that transformed the offense from the wishbone to a multiple set.

The native of McMinnville, Ore., was a standout college football student-athlete playing quarterback. He was a member of the Boise State University football team from 1991-93, lettering one season and earning Big Sky Conference All-Academic honors as a sophomore. He transferred to Linfield College in McMinnville after the '93 season and became the Wildcats' starting quarterback for 1994 and '95. He played for his father (Ed) at Linfield and was selected to the All-Northwest Conference Team as a junior after passing for 2,055 yards and 24 touchdowns. He set a then-school record with 493 passing yards against Southern Oregon on Nov. 12, 1994. He was injured much of his senior season, but concluded his two-year career with 2,724 yards, completing 195 of 356 pass attempts.

Ed Langsdorf is a scout with the San Diego Chargers after spending 20 years as a coach at Linfield.

Danny is married to the former Michele Bertrand, a softball standout at Linfield who still appears in the school record books for her pitching prowess. The couple has a 3-year old son named Dawsen. Danny graduated from Linfield in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.

He donated a kidney to Laurie Cavanaugh, offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh's wife, in May of 2007.

LANGSDORF PROFILE

Assignment:Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Recruiting Area: Washington, Idaho, Montana, San Diego

Year at OSU:10^th

Age:40

Hometown:McMinnville, Oregon

Education: 1995Bachelor's in Exercise and Science from Linfield College, 1991 McMinnville High School

Wife:Michele

Children: Dawsen

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oregon State - 2004-present; New Orleans Saints, 2002-2004; Edmonton (CFL), 1999-2001; Oregon State, 1997-98; California Lutheran, 1996

OSU HIGHLIGHTS

2011

Sean Mannion - Freshman All-America; 3,328 passing yards (3^rd in OSU history)

Passing Offense (286.8) - 19^th in NCAA

Grant Johnson (C) - Pac-12 Honorable Mention

2010

Ryan Katz -- 393 yards passing at #9 Arizona (10^th best OSU mark)

Jacquizz Rodgers (RB) -- Pac-10 1^st Team

Alex Linnekohl (C) - Pac-10 2^nd Team/Shrine Game

Two Pac-10 Honorable Mention selections

2009

Passing Offense (270.8) & Passing Efficiency (141.5) - both first in the Pac-10

RedZone efficiency (96%) - 1st in nation

Sean Canfield, James and Jacquizz Rodgers 1^st Team All-Pac-10.

2008

Passing Offense (249.0) - 2^nd in Pac-10

Jacquizz Rodgers (RB) - Pac-10 Off. MVP/All-American

Andy Levitre (OT) -Pac-10 1^st Team/All-American/2^nd round Draft pick of Buffalo

Sammie Stroughter (WR) -Pac-10 1st Team/7^th round pick of Tampa Bay

Sun Bowl champions

2007

Rushing Offense (174.9) - 4^th in Pac-10

Yvenson Bernard (RB) - Pac-10 2^nd Team

Roy Schuening (OG/T) - Pac-10 First Team/5^th round Draft pickoff St. Louis

Andy Levitre (OT) - Pac-10 2^nd Team

Emerald Bowl champions

2006

Passing Offense (242.4) - 4^th in Pac-10

Scoring Offense (27.8) - 4^th in Pac-10

Yvenson Bernard (RB) - Pac-10 1^st Team

Sammie Stroughter (WR/PR) - 2^nd Team All-Pac-10/3^rd Team All-American

Jeremy Perry (LG) - Pac-10 1^st Team

Six Pac-10 Honorable Mention Selections

Sun Bowl champions

2005

Passing Offense (296.5) - 4^th in Pac-10/10^th in NCAA

11-game school record for passing with 3,261 yards

11-game school record for total offense with 4,609 yards

Mike Hass (WR) - Biletnikoff Award recipient/1^st Team All-American/6^th round Draft pick New Orleans

Yvenson Bernard (RB) - 9^th in the NCAA for rushing (120.1)

Jeremy Perry (OG) - Pac-10 Co-Freshman of the Year/Freshman All-American

Two Pac-10 Honorable Mention selections